"The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer."

Desire, Longing, Prayer, Will

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"The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer."

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"IF it's money, sex, stupidy everyone is one the ride fast going without thinking."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Desire, Money, Sex, Truth, Power

"When you have indulged a lust, your wing drops off;you become lame, abandoned by a fantasy. People fancy they are enjoying themselves,but they are really tearing out their wingsfor the sake of an illusion."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Desire, Lust, Illusion, Fantasy

"There are people who are never content, never appeased, forever dissatisfied-who continually look to what escapes them, convincing themselves that if only they could attain that one desire outside of reach they would be happy. It seems almost pointless to give to these people because their eyes immediately shift from the gift to stare miserably at the portion held back. Their wants, demands, expectations, appetites are never satiated, thus they refuse to be happy. And you cannot make them so."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Desire, Truth, Regret, Happiness, Wisdom

"For the duration of his erection: To a horny man, all women are the most beautiful woman in the world."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Desire, Truth, Perception, Attraction

"We were hooked when we woke.We had arms for each other.But I yearned to resumeMy dreams of another."

Roman Payne, American Novelist

Desire, Love, Dream, Longing

"Do you have a dream or desire that is burning a hole in your soul? Something that lights your fire and brings you simple pleasure?"

Susan C. Young, American Author

Desire, Happiness, Inspirational, Power, Truth

"The lust for comfort that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host and then a master."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Desire, Comfort, Guest, Master

"If you want money more than anything,you will be bought and sold.If you have a greed for food,you will become a loaf of bread.This is a subtle truth.Whatever you love, you are."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Desire, Greed, Identity, Truth

"We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Desire, Forbidden

"If your desires be endless your cares and fears will be so too."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Desire, Fear, Care, Worry

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"Custom is second nature."

Nature

"The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling?"

World

"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee."

Religion

"God is best known in not knowing him."

God

"Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood."

Being

"I probably felt more resentment for what I personally was to suffer than for the wrong they were doing to anyone and everyone. But at that time I was determined not to put up with badly behaved people more out of my own interest than because I wanted them to become good people."

Psychology

"Music, that is the science or the sense of proper modulation, is likewise given by God's generosity to mortals having rational souls in order to lead them to higher things."

Music

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"IF it's money, sex, stupidy everyone is one the ride fast going without thinking."

"When you have indulged a lust, your wing drops off;you become lame, abandoned by a fantasy. People fancy they are enjoying themselves,but they are really tearing out their wingsfor the sake of an illusion."

"For the duration of his erection: To a horny man, all women are the most beautiful woman in the world."

"We were hooked when we woke.We had arms for each other.But I yearned to resumeMy dreams of another."

"Do you have a dream or desire that is burning a hole in your soul? Something that lights your fire and brings you simple pleasure?"

"The lust for comfort that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest and then becomes a host and then a master."

"If you want money more than anything,you will be bought and sold.If you have a greed for food,you will become a loaf of bread.This is a subtle truth.Whatever you love, you are."

"We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us."

"If your desires be endless your cares and fears will be so too."

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"Custom is second nature."

"The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling?"

"He fashioned hell for the inquisitive."

"Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt."

"The verdict of the world is conclusive."

"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee."

"God is best known in not knowing him."

"Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood."

"I probably felt more resentment for what I personally was to suffer than for the wrong they were doing to anyone and everyone. But at that time I was determined not to put up with badly behaved people more out of my own interest than because I wanted them to become good people."

"Music, that is the science or the sense of proper modulation, is likewise given by God's generosity to mortals having rational souls in order to lead them to higher things."